Test Assess Achieve

NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION

CLASS - 8
Question Paper Code : UN484

KEY

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. C

11. D 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. C

21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. A

31. B 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. C 40. A

41. B 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. C

51. D 52. A 53. C 54. D 55. B 56. C 57. B 58. B 59. A 60. A

SOLUTIONS
MATHEMATICS 2 2
 
 3x2 5 x 3  1
2 2     3 x    5
(666666) (666666)  x x x  x
01. (C)   
12345654321 (111111)2
1
6 2 2 1
2   
 666666  666666 3  5  5 105 5
   
 111111  111111
03. (D) Given(x + y + z)(x + y – z) = 18 ..... (1)

  (x + y + z)(y + z – x) = 52 ..... (2)

 2x 
    (x + y + z)(z + x – y) = 30 ..... (3)
2x   x  
02. (B) 
3x  5 x  3   3x  5 x  3  
2 2 Eq(1) + (2) + (3)
  x
 
 (x + y + z)(x + y – z) + (x + y + z) (y
 
+ z – x) + (x + y + z)
website : www.unifiedcouncil.com

1
 (z + x – y) = 18 + 52 + 30 = 100 08. (B) Volume of wooden box
= 600 cm × 700 cm × 9 cm
 (x + y + z)[x + y – z + y + 3 –
Volume of each box = 6 cm × 7 cm × 9 cm
x + z + x – y ] = 100
 Number of boxes
2 2
 (x + y + z) = 10
Volume of wooden box
=
 x + y + z = 10. Volume of each box
04. (D) Area of the unshaded region = 4 times 600  700  9 cm3
the area of semicircle of diameter 7 cm   100000
6  7  9 cm3
2
1 2 09. (D) We have,
 4 r
2
1 1 2
+ =
11 x + 1 x + 2 x + 10
22 7 7 2
2   cm Multiplying both sides by (x + 1)
7 2 2 (x + 2) (x + 10) i.e., the LCM of x + 1,
= 77 cm2 x + 2 and x + 10, we get

 Area of the shaded region = square area ( x  1)( x  2)( x  10) ( x  1)( x  2)( x  10)

– unshaded area x 1 x2

= (14 cm)2 – 77 cm2 2( x  1)(x  2)( x  10)


x  10
= 196 cm2 – 77 cm2
 (x + 2)(x + 10) + (x + 1)(x + 10) = 2(x + 1)
= 119 cm2
(x + 2)
2 2
 2t   1  t   x2 + 2x + 10x + 20 + x2 + 10x + x + 10
05. (B) 2
x + y = 2
  
 1  t2   1  t2  = 2(x2 + x + 2x + 2)
 2x2 + 23x + 30 = 2(x2 + 3x + 2)
4t2 (1  t2 )2  2x2 + 23x + 30 = 22 + 6x + 4
 
(1  t2 )2 (1  t2 )2
 2x2 + 23x – 2x2 – 6x = 4 – 30

2 4
1  17x = – 26
4t2  1  2t2  t4 (1  2t  t )
  26
(1  t2 )2 (1  2t2  t4 ) 1  x
17
06. (C) Area of square = s2 26
Hence, x   is the solution of the
17
= (x – y – z)2 square units
given equation
= (x 2 + y 2 + z 2 – 2xy + 2yz – 2zx)
3(3 y  4)  2(2 y  5) 31
square units 10. (C) 
6 2
x  x
  1 31
07. (D)  2  2 9y + 12 + 4y – 10 = ×6
10  10  10 2
1 1 13y = 93 + 10 – 12
x 2
 (10 )  10  (64)2  10
91
1 y 7
2 2
13
 (8 )  10  80
website : www.unifiedcouncil.com

2
11. (D) Given AD||BC  C + D = 180° 15. (C) Angle of sector representing C is
120° + D = 180° 360° – 90° – 150° = 120°
D = 180° – 120° 1
So, of the students scored grade C is
D = 60° 3

But EAB = D = 60° 120 1

true, as 
360 3
AB||CD
16. (C) Let 2022 be ‘a’
[ corresponding angles are equal]
 2023 = a + 1, 2024 = a + 2 & 2025 = (a + 3)
x = C = 120°
 a(a+ 1)(a+ 2)(a+ 3) + 1 = a(a + 3)(a + 1)(a+ 2) + 1
[ corresponding angles are equal]
12. (B) Cost of 1 metre = = (a2  3a)(a2  2a  a  2)  1

`180 `180 ` 45 3 `135

  180   = (a2  3a)[(a2  3a)  2]  1
2 8 62 2
2 3
3  
 (a2  3a)2  2(a2  3a)(1)  12
1
 Cost of 3 metres cloth =
3  (a2  3a  1)2 = (a2 + 3a + 1)
45
5
` 135 10 = 20222 + 3(2022) + 1
  ` 225
2 3 1 = 4088484 + 6066 + 1
1
= 4094551
13. (B) In rhombus ABCD,
A  B  C  D  360 1 2 3 999 3 1 1
17. (B) 3    ....   
2 3 4 1000 1000 10
Since diagonals AC and BD bisect vertex
angles,
18. (C) 13 634933
A B C D 360 13 48841
   
2 2 2 2 2
13 3757
 p + q + t + s = 180° …… (1)
17 289
Now, r  90 …… (2) 17
(Since diagonals of a rhombus bisect at
 6,34,933 = 133 × 172
right angles.)
 6,34,933 should be multiplied by 17 to
Adding (1) and (2), we get
make it a perfect cube
p + q + r + s + t = 180  90
19. (A) Suppose S.P. = 100
 p + q + r + s + t = 270° 20
Profit = 20% of SP = × 100 = 20
14. (B) If is in inverse variation 100
 x1 y1 = x2 y 2 C.P. = (100 – 20) = 80
 28 × 65 = 52 × y2 profit
Profit % = ×100
C.P.
28 7  65 5
y2   35
52 20
13 = ×100 = 25%
1 80
website : www.unifiedcouncil.com

3
20. (C) Let the number to be added each 25. (C) 4x2 + 12x + 9 = (2x)2 + 2(2x)(3) + 32
number of the proportion be ‘x’ = (2x + 3)2
Given (1 + x), (5 + x), (7 + x), (19 + x), Given s2 = (2x + 3)2
are in proportion.
 s = (2x + 3)
 (1 + x)(19 + x) = (5 + x)(7 + x)
 Perimeter of the square = 4s = 4(2x + 3)
2 2 = (8x + 12)
19 + x + 19x + x = 35 + 5x + 7x + x
20x + 19 = 14x + 35 PHYSICS
20x – 12x = 35 – 19 26. (C) As medium X brought the sound from the
8x = 16 sound producing body to the man most
quickly, it is a solid.
16
x= 2 As medium Z takes maximum time for
8 the sound from the sound producing body
 ‘2’ to be added to reach the man, it is a gas.
As medium W took less time than that of
x y ( x )2  ( y)2 X i.e., solid and more than that of Z i.e.,
21. (B) 
x y x y gas, W is a liquid for the sound from the
sound producing body to reach the man.
( x  y) ( x  y ) As medium Y fails to bring the sound

( x  y) from the sound producing body to the
man, it is vacuum. So, medium W is a
liquid, X is a solid, Y is vacuum and Z is
  x y  a gas.
22. (A) 2 3 x2  x  5 3 27. (C) The body will move in the direction that
is the resultant of the two forces F1 and
 2 3 x2  6 x  5 x  5 3 F2. This is direction R as it is the only
direction that falls between these two
 2 3x( x  3)  5(x  3) forces.
Option (A) : Direction P is outside either
 ( x  3)(2 3 x  5)
of the forces F1 or F2 and it is not possible.
23. (D) 5x – 3 × 32x – 8 = 225 = 152 = 52 × 32 Option (B) : Direction S is in the same
 x–3=2 direction as F1 and it is not possible.

x=2+3=5 Option (D) : Direction Q is in the same

direction as F2 and it is not possible.
24. (D) Volume of tank = Volume of cylinder
28. (B) A point on the surface of the earth which
66 cm × 28 cm × h lies vertically above the focus of an
2
earthquake.
 84 42 
=  cm   28 cm 29. (C) The amount of friction (frictional force)
 2 1  produced depends on the texture of
 
2 surfaces in contact. A rough surface
22 2 1 1 produces more friction than a smooth
h  42  42  28  
7 1 66 28 surface.
11
1

= 84 cm
website : www.unifiedcouncil.com

4
 The Earth’s gravity or gravitational force
is a force that pulls everything on the
Earth down towards the centre of the
Earth. It acts on the toy car when it is
placed on both the surfaces.
The toy car slides down when placed on
Surface S because the gravitational
force acting on the toy car is greater than
the frictional force acting against the
movement of the toy car.
The toy car did not slide down when
placed on Surface T because the
gravitational force acting on the toy car
is not able to overcome the frictional
force acting against the movement of
the toy car.
30. (A) Among the two liquids or electrolytes,
the bulb in liquid P glowed more brightly
than the bulb in liquid Q.
Liquid P is a better or good conductor of
electricity as it is a strong electrolyte.
Liquid Q is a weak electrolyte due to this
reason, the bulb in liquid Q glowed less
brightly than liquid P.
31. (B) For a plane mirror, the distance between
the image and mirror is same as between
the object and the plane mirror.
 To get a distance of 5 m between the
girl and her image, she should move 2.5
m towards the mirror.
32. (C) Pressure is defined as force acting per
unit area.
Force 80
Pressure, P =  N/cm2
Area 10  5
33. (D) The mass of cathode increases as the
copper is deposited on it.
Cu2+ + 2e– 
 Cu
34. (C) Friction does not depend on the area of
contact of any object/block. Hence,
friction is equal in both the blocks. It
depends on the nature of two surfaces
in contact and weight of the object.
35. (C) The points on either side of point O of a
plane mirror can be reflected when light
rays are incident on them.
website : www.unifiedcouncil.com
5
CHEMISTRY
36. (A) Group P: Man-made resources -
Detergents, polythene
Group Q: Exhaustible natural resources-
Coal, natural gas, black gold, minerals,
forests
Group R: Inexhaustible natural resources
- Air, sunlight, oxygen (as a constituent
of air)
37. (C) P is a metal and Q is a non-metal
2Ca + O2  2CaO
CaO + H2O  Ca(OH)2
38. (C) Paper pan does not catch fire but water
in the pan absorbs heat from the candle
flame and does not let the paper attain
its ignition temperature.
39. (C) Coal gas is a mixture of hydrogen, carbon
monoxide and methane.
40. (A) Statements I, II and IV are correct.
Thermosetting plastics cannot be
moulded again and again.
41. (B) Only highly reactive metals like
magnesium, aluminium, etc., displace
hydrogen from dilute acids, which burns
with pop sound
42. (C) Candle, magnesium ribbon, petrol,
camphor and paper produce flame on
burning. Charcoal does not burn with a
flame but glows producing heat and
light.
43. (C) Natural fabrics take more time to dry
than synthetic fabrics. The correct order
of time taken for drying is
Wool > Cotton > Acrylic > Polyester
44. (B) P – Aluminium – Conductor of electricity,
malleable and lustrous.
Q – Iodine – Lustrous, non- conductor of
electricity and not - malleable.
R – Graphite – Conductor of electricity,
not - malleable and lustrous.
S – Sulphur – Non-conductor of
electricity, not - malleable and not
lustrous).
45. (C) When fuel is burnt, oxides of sulphur CRITICAL THINKING
and nitrogen are produced. These oxides
when dissolve in rainwater makes it 56. (C) Most Himalayan rivers originating in
acidic called acid rain Himalayan peaks are perennial because
they are fed by the melting snow
BIOLOGY throughout the year. Hence option (C) is
correct.
46. (A) The agricultural practice followed is crop 57. (B) Wheels G, E, C and B are rotated in anti-
rotation. clockwise direction.
47. (D) X – Chlorophyll, Y – Respiration, Z – in
damp places. H B
A
48. (D) Uncontrolled deforestation leads to:
F D
(i) Destruction of habitats
(ii) Soil erosion and G E C

(iii) Flooding
58. (B) Snake is different from lizard but both
49. (C) X - nucleus; Y - endoplasmic reticulum. are reptiles.
50. (C) Metamorphism is a hormonal effect.
Metamorphism in frogs is controlled by
the hormones called thyroxine, and it is
produced by the gland called thyroid.
59. (A) On the basis of the given information and
51. (D) The advantages of levelling of soil are: data we can prepare the following table.
(i) Levelling helps to prevent soil erosion Floor Person Wifi
caused by wind or air. Top R A
(ii) It helps in sowing the seeds uniformly, Fourth P E
and thus helps the plants to grow Third S B
uniformly too. Second U D
(iii) It helps in proper irrigation by allowing First Q F
the water to get distributed uniformly Ground T C
throughout the soil.
60. (A)
52. (A) P: Salting and dehydration, Q: Pickling,
R: Pasteurization
53. (C) Golgi bodies is the cell organelle that
was named after the name of its
discoverer Camillo Golgi.
54. (D) In Hydra, a bud forms which breaks away
from the main body and develops into an
adult. The process is an asexual
reproduction. A small protuberance arises
from one side of the body while budding.
This protuberance develops into
hypostome, tentacles and basal disc.
55. (B) Parathyroid and thyroid all these glands
helps in regulating calcium levels in
human.

website : www.unifiedcouncil.com